18 February 2020
1) In order to help contain the Chinese coronavirus outbreak, China’s central bank has started deep cleaning and destroying potentially infected cash. The virus appears able to survive on surfaces…
17 February 2020
1) Surging demand for sugar is causing global supply shortages. With changing diets and lifestyles the demand for sugar has drastically increased in third world nations. For instance, Southeast Asia…
#THECASTPODCAST EP. #11: END OF YR WRAP UP REVIEW 2019 (YOUTUBE ED)
#TheCastPodcast last episode of the 2019 year. Your hosts Sammy BE @EcoFireTV, Luisa L @LuisaModels & Jon “Da Don” Sterling @TheDramaBlock, closed 2019 very strong of course; 2020 will be…
Pick and Choosing Technologies
People would like to pick and chose technologies they consider good, while rejecting those they consider bad, but it’s not that easy! James Lyman BSAE, BSEE, MSSM From early in…
14 February 2020
1) The furniture retailer Wayfair is reducing its workforce by 3% or 500 jobs. The online furniture retailer has more than 17,000 employees globally. The stock for the company has…
13 February 2020
1) NASA (National Air and Space Administration) has asked for a 12% increase to give a $25.2 billion dollar budget for next year. Nearly half of this years proposed budget…
12 February 2020
1) The demise of the big box and department stores in malls, has spawned a move to trendy local shops. These are standalone small format stores designed to experiment with…
11 February 2020
1) Senator Josh Hawley (R) aims to overhaul the Federal Trade Commission to counter the power wielded by big tech companies like Google and Facebook. He proposes dismantling the current…
10 February 2020
1) China has announced a 50% cut in its tariffs on $75 billion dollars worth of imports from America. This is in response to last months U.S. tariff cuts on…
7 February 2020
1) China has announced a 50% cut in its tariffs on $75 billion dollars worth of imports from America. This is in response to last months U.S. tariff cuts on…